Self-cultivation of Kamen Rider ZIO

Chapter 443 An Undeniable Reason
"...I am not a god, let alone your patron saint."

Sogo Tokiwa looked at Adnis who was kneeling in front of him with his head bowed deeply, and said slowly.

"I am a human being who has the same life as you and lives in the same long river of time."

I mean it.

"I am neither omniscient nor omnipotent."

so far.

"So, if you really want me to be king, then don't lift me up to the sky like a god, but let me stand on a high place."

Only in this way can the people see the back of the king when they raise their heads, so as to clarify the direction of their progress;

And when the king turned his head, he could also see the expressions of the people, so as to determine his future policy.

Thinking of this, Tokiwa Sogo paused, and continued.

"Keep your head up, Ardenis."

"Look at me, then, tell me."

"The object of your prayers in the past, is the perfect god in your heart called the 'King of Time', or the... king you want to be loyal to and follow from the bottom of your heart?"

Tokiwa Shogo's tone was not strong, but every sentence hit Adnis's heart.

Let Adenis understand how wrong his previous behavior was.

Adenis slowly raised his head, but as soon as his gaze met Sogo Tokiwa's eyes, he froze.

disappointment.

He saw deep disappointment in Tokiwa Sogo's eyes.

This made Adnis couldn't help avoiding his sight for a moment, and lowered his head again.

He thought of himself who took the initiative to swear allegiance back then, and remembered that part of his oath back then, tears welled up in his eyes.

"sorry Sorry sorry……"

Apologizing continuously in his mouth, Adenis burst into tears.

To this, Sogo Tokiwa didn't say anything, just calmly stretched out his hand to Adenis...

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outside the house.

The sky of this world has cleared up for a long time.

That sense of clarity seemed to make even the damn red in the sky a little more lovely.

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Not long after, a piece of news about "Adenis deeply felt his own lack of ability, so he awakened the sleeping King of Time" spread like wildfire, like a big stone thrown into a calm lake, splashing countless ripples .

"A king never abandons his people!"

"The king is awake, don't be afraid anymore."

"The king will lead everyone to tide over the difficulties together and break the nightmare brought by the red death disease."

Guided thoughts gradually prevailed.

In this time full of despair and panic, these thoughts are like a booster, reviving a glimmer of hope in the hearts of the confused people.

In the hearts of the people, the great King of Time quickly replaced Adnis as the leader, and was no longer just a high-ranking worship term that was separated from themselves.

This process, with the active cooperation and hard-working publicity of Adenis, progressed extremely quickly.

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In the medical clinic.

The expressions of those patients who were numb and waiting to die gradually changed.

A different atmosphere is gradually devouring the originally lifeless air.

First, the people in white coats suddenly became busy.

Then, soon many devices with unknown functions were brought over.

Looking at those nervous and busy people, unconsciously, their eyes gradually regained their light.

That's a thing called hope.

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Outside between prayers.

The Ardenis trio gathers.

Seeing Adnis who was about to knock on the door to report to Sogo Tokiwa, Edith suddenly stopped him and said, "Adenis, are we just at his mercy?"

Hearing this, Adnis trembled slightly. He didn't look back, but gritted his teeth and said something slowly.

"The day before yesterday, Alicia suffered from the Red Death Disease."

Alicia is the wife of Adenis.

After that, Adnis didn't hesitate anymore, and knocked on the door between prayers with his right hand.

"Doo-doo-doo!"

Then, with an automatic "click" sound of the door opening, Adnis walked into the prayer room and closed the door.

Outside the door was Edith showing a stunned expression.

After a long time, when he came back to his senses, he immediately turned around and asked Denton, "Why didn't I know about this? How is Alicia?"

"Alicia is fine."

Denton looked at Edith, was silent for a moment, and continued.

"Although she is now very weak because of the red death disease, she must stay at home and cannot go out, but she will be fine."

The two sentences were very contradictory, but looking at Denton, who was halfway through the sentence and cast his gaze in the direction of the prayer, Edith immediately understood the reason.

"Is it because of... Time King?"

"Ah."

Denton nodded, then told Edith.

"More than that, since this period of time, there have been no more deaths in the medical center."

Compared with Edith, who has been staying in the laboratory to study the origin of the Red Death and how to overcome it, Denton, who has been on the front line of medical treatment, has a better understanding of the actual changes in the Red Death epidemic during this period.

Edith stared blankly at Denton who said this.

"...So, from the very beginning, Shi Wang was able to avoid the threat of the Red Death Disease to us? If so, why did he..."

Saying this, Edith couldn't help but think of his previous conversation with Adenis.

' After all, is this red death his punishment for our reluctance to give up a better life? '

at this time……

"Crack!"

A sound of door opening suddenly sounded, interrupting Edith's words and thoughts.

Adnis came out of the house.

"Denton, it's your turn."

"Ah."

Denton nodded to Adnes, and stepped into the prayer room.

"Crack!"

The door slams.

Looking at the closed door in front of him, Edith turned around and looked at Adenis with a hesitant expression on his face.

In response, Adnis raised his hand to stop him.

"What's the matter, later, you can directly ask His Majesty the King of Time."

After a pause, Adnis reminded.

"Although the king is very gentle to his people, you'd better maintain respect, pay attention to your words, and don't be too rude, Edith, don't forget that we have sworn allegiance to His Majesty the time long ago. ...At that time, you also agreed."

"..."

Under Adenis' watchful eyes, Edith finally swallowed all the words, said nothing, just turned around silently, looked at the closed door between prayers, and waited quietly for Denton to walk out.

So, following Edith's line of sight, forward, through the gate...

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Inside the house between prayers.

The original golden sculpture has been moved to the center of the square.

Instead, there is a comfortable chair and a wide desk.

At this time, Tokiwa Sogo was sitting on the chair behind the desk, leaning on the back of the chair, teasing You Liuxian lying in his arms.

In his hand, he held a memory that appeared and disappeared like a cat teaser, attracting You Liuxian's attention, making his two front paws and eyes move accordingly.

Hearing the approaching footsteps, Sogo Tokiwa raised his head, looked at Denton who was walking towards him, and nodded slightly to him, indicating that he could start.

However, Denton said like this: "Your Majesty, before giving the report, I would like to ask you one thing..."

(End of this chapter)